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Hiten Shah

Kyte - Rental cars delivered to your door

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With Kyte, you can get a rental car wherever and whenever you want. Select pickup and drop-off location, times and car model via iPhone app or the website. A Kyte surfer will bring a clean, new, fueled rental car right to you.

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Jack Gerbert
Magical experience, it's like DoorDash but for rental cars. I tried it out recently and it works flawlessly!
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
@jack_gerbert2 Thanks Jack for the feedback! And yes, this analogy is pretty much on point!
Veronika Riederle
Hey that’s a really cool idea! How does it work when I want to change my return time?
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@veronika_riederle You can edit your return time in the app. We make sure your surfer will pick up your Kyte when you'll arrive back in the city.
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
Hey Product Hunters 👋🏻, After months of hard work and hustle, we are super excited to present Kyte today to all of you. Thanks to @hnshah for hunting us! Kyte brings magic to the rental car experience - you press a button and get a professionally managed, clean, new rental car delivered right to your door - no waiting in lines, no cumbersome paperwork as with the traditional rental car companies. And no surprises, no inconsistencies like with the P2P carsharing platforms. Always a reliable and consistent experience. We are only active in San Francisco right now, but please tell us where you want us to launch next! We started Kyte earlier this year to reinvent the car rental experience from the ground up so this is just the start - we’re working on other exciting ways to rebuild the rental experience for you. We would love to get your feedback, listen to your questions and ideas on how to improve this product and what features and geographies to launch next. ✌️ As SPECIAL PRODUCT HUNT OFFER we give 15% discount to any Product Hunter who signs up today (code: kytehunting)!
David CL
Thank you fro your amazing work. Kyte app has saved me several times during my trips, especially outside the US. Last year we have traveled to Eastern Europe and I was worried a lot because I didn't know any places there, and rental car companies too. But using your app we were able to find rent car Kiev services for reasonable pricing. We were satisfied with their services and car collection. Our trip was successful too thx to your app. I must say it works good in other places too, not just in Eastern Europe.
Oleh S

@david_cl Thanks for sharing your experience in Eastern Europe! I had a similar experience but wanted to add about car rental in Lviv - it was a real find during my trip to Ukraine. They offer a service that's similar to Kyte's philosophy in many ways - minimal paperwork and maximum convenience. Although they don't deliver cars to your door, the process was surprisingly simple and quick - diverse car fleet, flexible conditions, and the ability to pick up/return the car at convenient points throughout the city. If anyone is planning a trip to Ukraine, especially Lviv, I highly recommend checking out this service!

Hiten Shah
Hunter
Kyte has got to be the easiest way to get a rental car. Dropped off and picked up. Rental cars as a service. Next time you need a rental, check them out!
Berni Hausleitner
Kyte rocks! I visited some friends in San Fran and needed to get around. Didn't need a zip car, Uber/Lyft too expensive and not really convenient. Going to the traditional car rental company is just always a hassle. Found Kyte and really glad I did!! It was as easy as ordering pepperoni pizza! Support service was on top of everything with handling my international driver’s license. They delivered the car to me, were super responsive, car was clean and I was ready to go. Great experience!
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
@berni_hausleitner i like the pepperoni pizza analogy:-) glad you liked it! thanks for the feedback!
Alex Austin
Kyte had all the little things figured out. I was worried because I had a nearly dead phone and was running late. When I got in the car, a charger and phone holder were there waiting in the dash. When I got home, I completely forgot to refuel. With Kyte, you don’t have to. I handed off the keys and they refueled for me, no premium charges or fees. Great experience!
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@alex_austin3 thanks for sharing your experience - glad that you liked it! Looking forward to delivering more Kytes to you in the future :)
Benny Johnson
Kyte is renting a car minus all the problems with renting a car. Going all the way to the airport? No more. Waiting in lines? No more. Walking around the neighborhood looking for a mythical beast? No more. Check out Kyte — it’ll make your life easier just when you want it to.
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@benny_johnson thanks Benny, trying to make renting a car as easy as possible!
Anis LaRosa
@benny_johnson I just wanna know what beasts you're hunting and where to find them.
Benny Johnson
@larosa Cars with gas and without trash... and not full of rain water, as was my first experience with another rental company.
Silke Lampka
Kyte is amazing! It really fills the gap between the car-rental and ownership experience. They understand customer needs so well and it's simply just such an easy thing to do. Go Kyte!!!
Wilhelm Bacher
Especially in SF it's a pain to get to the next rental station - either at the airport or in Fisherman's wharf. Great service! Which cars can I rent with you?
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
@will_bacher Good question! As of now, we are trying to reduce complexity and only offer 2 categories: Sedans and SUVs. The Sedans are mostly Volkswagen Jettas and for the SUVs, we have different models (Jeeps, Fords, ...).
Andi Be
How do the drivers get around after delivering a “Kyte”?
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
@andi_be They use a combination of public transport and their own forms of micro mobility, so means a lot of the drivers actually use scooters for these return trips.
Dmitry Shevelenko
In the near future we won't need to own cars because Kyte makes car access effortless, affordable & convenient. It just works!
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@dmitry140 thanks, sounds like a good plan 😃
Edison Espinosa
@dmitry140 or you get picked up in a Tesla
Bonnie Sarchet
Living in SF without a car makes it difficult if I want to go somewhere not along a Bart or bus line - super excited to have the freedom to go longer distances without the pickup/drop off hassle of other rental car services!!
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@bonnie_sarchet let us know whenever you need a Kyte in SF, happy to give you your freedom! Do you own a car?
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@rrhoover how does Kyte compare to other mobility options for you?
Yeo Eng Heng
@rrhoover @francescow I'm curious too!
Fabian Höhne
That is needed in a city like SF. How easy is the registration process?
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
@naibaf You sign up in the app (or on web) with your name, number, email and scan your driver license and a selfie once you book with your credit card. Takes less than 3 minutes in general I would say. The driver verification can take a few more minutes but then your trip is confirmed.
Sally Menken
So glad I found out about Kyte a few months ago! I truly hate waiting in line and hoping for a nice car. With Kyte I don’t wait and I always get beautiful clean cars. I sold my car last year because I only needed it for meetings and business trips. Now I have Kyte and save so much money not owning a car.
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@sally_menken glad to hear that we are already providing a replacement for your personal car 👍
victoria grace
Awesome product. So many times in the past when I had needed something like this. Thank you for bringing it to life!
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@vic_g thank you, now we are here for you :)
Mathias Klenk
I used them a few weeks ago and it worked without any problems. Super easy and nice service!
Tudor Baidoc
Where did the guy that brought the rental car go?
Nikolaus Volk
Maker
@baidoct They use a combination of public transport and their own forms of micro mobility to get back, so means a lot of the drivers actually use scooters for these trips
Faten Salmi
very usefull
Sidney Baptista
Awesome idea and clean design. Excited for what to come from this team!
Francesco Wiedemann
Maker
@sidbap Thanks so much, Sidney! 🙏